A.
Residential buildings intended for occupancy between
the first day of November and the first day of May of the following
year shall be provided with heating equipment designed to maintain
a temperature of not less than 70º F. at a distance of three
feet and more from exterior walls and at a level of five feet above
the floor in habitable spaces, kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet
rooms. The capability of the heating equipment to maintain such indoor
temperature shall be based on the average of the recorded annual minimum
outside temperatures for the locality.
B.
In multiple dwellings, adequate heat shall be provided
to maintain the indoor temperature in habitable spaces, kitchenettes,
bathrooms and toilet rooms at 70º F. from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00
p.m. when the outside temperature falls below 55º F.
Fuel-burning heat-producing equipment shall
be installed and maintained so that the emission or discharge into
the atmosphere of smoke, dust, particles, odors or other products
of combustion will not create a nuisance or be detrimental to the
health, comfort, safety or property of any person.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 80-42, Warm
air heating, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
9-28-1993 by L.L. No. 23-1993 and 11-8-1993 by L.L. No. 28-1993.
Fuel-burning water heaters shall not be located
in sleeping rooms, bathrooms or toilet rooms.
Fuel-burning equipment shall be permanently
fastened and connected in place. Fuel supply connection to such equipment
shall be made with pipe or tubing of solid metal.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 80-45,
Installation and clearance, 80-46, Air supply, 80-47, Removal of products
of combustion, 80-48, Safety devices, 80-49, Heating of garages, and
80-50, General requirements, which immediately followed this section,
were repealed 9-28-1993 by L.L. No. 23-1993 and 11-8-1993 by L.L.
No. 28-1993.
